Enable Individuals with Behavioural Difficulties to Develop Strategies to Change their Behaviour

Learning outcomes

1 Understand how legislation, policies and practice affect the support provided to individuals to manage their behaviour

1.1 Describe how legislation affects policy and practice when working with individuals to manage their behaviour

1.2 Describe the methods and approaches available to help an individual change their behaviour

2 Understand the factors that influence behaviour

2.1 Explain how different factors relating to the individual can affect behaviour

2.2 Describe the potential effects of the environment and the behaviour of others on individuals

3 Be able to work with individuals to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others

3.1 Describe why it is important to establish a professional relationship with an individual and others when working on behaviour management

3.2 Work with individuals and others to gather and review information

3.3 Support the individual and others significant to the individual to recognise their behavioural responses to different situations

3.4 Encourage the individual to consider the impact of their behaviour

4 Be able to enable people to develop strategies for changing behavioural responses

4.1 Work with an individual to identify and agree the factors which will motivate them to change their behaviour

4.2 Explain to an individual the positive outcomes of changing behaviours

4.3 Support an individual to identify situations and circumstances which trigger specific behavioural responses

4.4 Explore with the individual ways of coping with situations and circumstances which trigger behaviour they wish to change

4.5 Work with the individual to identify and agree coping strategies they are willing to use

4.6 Support an individual to develop and practise the agreed strategies and to sustain their motivation

4.7 Record the individual’s agreement and motivation to change their behaviour in line with agreed ways of working

4.8 List any potential barriers to progress and ways in which these barriers can be addressed

4.9 Describe the additional advice and support available when an individual does not engage with the process

5 Be able to evaluate and review strategies for changing behavioural responses

5.1 Conduct regular reviews

5.2 Assist the individual and others significant to the individual to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies for changing behavioural responses

5.3 Use the positive outcomes identified through the review process to motivate the individual

5.4 Give constructive feedback on progress

5.5 Encourage individuals to find ways in which to sustain their behaviour change

5.6 Record what has and has not been achieved and identify any future work required

5.7 Report the results of the review to all those who have a right and need to receive them